Bill Clinton Hospitalization for Angina Not Unexpected

Sep 7th 2010, 12:40 pm by Nom de Plume, M.D. /

Former President Bill Clinton was admitted Thursday to a New York City hospital after experiencing mild angina (chest pain) for several days. He underwent an interventional procedure to have a clogged coronary (heart) artery unblocked by the placement of a stent (a mechanical "tube" to prop the clogged vessel open). As a Cardiologist myself and loosel... Read More

Jeremy Shockey Pushoff to His Left Side Impaired in Super Bowl?

Sep 7th 2010, 12:39 pm by Nom de Plume, M.D. /

Endocrinology

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton indicated that Jeremy Shockey received good news on consulting with an orthopedic surgeon for his sore right knee. What this tells me from the medical perspective is that x-rays failed to reveal any fractures and that the MRI failed to reveal any structural damage to tendons or ligaments of the knee. What Shockey h... Read More

Psychiatric Perspective on the Movie: The Lovely Bones

Sep 7th 2010, 12:38 pm by Nom de Plume, M.D. /

Psychosomatic Medicine

In this movie, Jack Salmon as the father of a murdered young girl Susie Salmon will not let his daughter's unsolved murder go - he is obsessed with finding the killer. As an accountant with a passion for building model ships in glass bottles, Jack Salmon has been set up well as possessing underlying obsessive compulsive traits. Jack also suffers class... Read More

Likelihood of Nuclear Catastrophe in Manhattan Small

Sep 7th 2010, 12:38 pm by Nom de Plume, M.D. /

Radiation Oncology

The likelihood of a nuclear catastrophe in Manhattan is quite small. NYC has highly sensitive radiation detection devices at all imaginable access points into the city - bridges, tunnels, airports, and seaports. Additionally, there are unmarked vans with highly sensitive radiation detecting equipment that cruise the city streets. The only way a nuclea... Read More

Dwight Freeney Ankle Injury a Ticking Time Bomb in Super Bowl

Sep 7th 2010, 12:38 pm by Nom de Plume, M.D. /

Foot & Ankle Orthopedics

Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney still hopes to play in the Super Bowl despite a torn ligament in his right ankle. Freeney relies on incredible speed, remarkable spins and leverage to attack opponents. Any ankle injury would impact how he pushes off the foot, either slowing him down or preventing him from making the spins, to pressure a... Read More

Game Theory “Prisoner’s Dilemma” View on Amanda Knox Trial

Sep 7th 2010, 12:37 pm by Nom de Plume, M.D. /

Forensic Psychiatry

This is an absolutely fascinating case that touches on two potentially relevant psychiatric phenomena: sadism or sadomasochism - and the "prisoner's dilemma." Sadism is pleasure in the infliction of pain or humiliation upon another person, while masochism refers to pleasure from receiving the pain. These practices are often related and are collectivel... Read More

Celebrity Toxicology Delays Explained – Not Always Like TV

Sep 7th 2010, 12:36 pm by Nom de Plume, M.D. /

Forensic Pathology

With daily injections of TV shows like CSI into our living rooms, we need a reminder that real life isn't like television or the movies. Nowhere do the worlds of fantasy and reality contrast more sharply than in the case of a celebrity autopsy when media speculation comes to a screeching halt with the phrase, "Toxicology tests will not be available for... Read More